BBC Wildlife - UK (2019-12)

CONTENTS

FEATURES

32 News:theAmazonon re

Brazil’sforestablaze

42 Photostory:emperor

penguins COVERSTORY

Delveintotheicyworld of this

iconicspecies

54 13 birdsofChristmasCOVERSTORY

Werevealthefolklorebehindour

festivefeatheredfavourites

62 Thebigsleep COVERSTORY

Whichspecieshibernatein winter

andhowdoesit work?

70 Abookatbedtime COVERSTORY

Animalsaresynonymouswith

children’sliterature– wetakea look

at the reasons they’re so appealing

OURWILD

WORLD

91 Athome

NaturalhistoryTV,booksandmore.

Plus,a special Christmas gift guide

97 Puzzles

98 Yourphotos

100 Feedback

Your letters and Tales from the Bush

REGULARS

6 Infocus

To p ia n dr e dI r i s hl o r d

80 Behindtheimage

Octopusand crabs

82 Q&A

Cana fishholditsbreath,anddo

insectsshowsignsofaging?

114 Wildlifechampion

AuthorandTVpresenterLucyCooke

revealsherenthusiasm for pygmy

three-toed sloths

WILDMONTH

10 Sevenspeciestospot

WhattolookforinDecember

16 MikeDilger’s wildlife

watching

Findoutwhatwildlifeaboundsinour

urbanparksandgreenspaces

21 NickBaker’shiddenBritain

KingAlfred’s cakes fungus

23 News

Reportonmanagingmoorlandfor

gameandwildlifeconservation

25 Conservationreport

Clifdennonpareilmoth

27 MarkCarwardine

Theconservationistdiscusses

globalbiodiversity

28 Meetthescientist

Savinga speciesofnocturnal,

flightlessparrotinNewZealand

29 Truthorction?

Are raccoons about to invade Britain?

December 2019 BBC Wildlife 5

74 Discoveringwhales

MarkCarwardinerevealsthelatest

cetaceanspeciestohavesprung to

light over the past 25 years

Thepeople

behind our stories

December 2019

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CHAESTRATHIE

Theimportanceofwildlifeinliterature

aimedatyoungerreadersisalltoo

clearforaward-winningchildren’s

authorChae.“Alongwithcuddlytoys

andfamilypets,booksareoftena

child’sfirstintroductiontowildlife,”

he says. See p

NIKIRUST

EnvironmentalsocialscientistNiki

takesa detailedlookatthisyear’sfires

intheAmazonrainforest.“Thefiresnot

onlyaectedwildlifeintheareabutthe

indigenouspeopleswholivethere,”

she says. See p

JODIECRANE

Helpingtosavea Critically

EndangeredbirdinNewZealandisall

ina day’sworkforseniorrangerJodie.

“Thoughkakapoconservationhas

comea longway,therearestillmassive

challenges.” she says. See p

MARKCARWARDINE

ConservationistMarkexplainsthe

sciencebehinduncoveringlittle-

knowncetaceanspecies.“Inrecent

years,thenewdiscoverieshavebeen

nothingshortofremarkable,”

he says. See p